11. They want a candidate to treat them respectfully but not act condescending or sycophantic . 12. Ubiquitous computing goes far beyond user-friendly : This stuff is downright sycophantic . 13. The whole atmosphere of this secluded little community reeked of that sycophantic optimism ." 14. A sycophantic clergyman named Mr . William Collins visits his cousins, the Bennets. 15. He is sycophantic towards Shahryar whereas Scheherazade is smarter and subtler in her approach. 16. Just about anything on her biographically is either hostile, sensationalist, or sycophantic . 17. In Brookhiser's case, he has managed to be both tedious and sycophantic . 18. "I see Connery as Bond, " a sycophantic sidekick chimes in. 19. Beware the horrifying horde of Death Eaters, the sycophantic followers of the evil Voldemort. 20. DeLay's attitude is oddly sycophantic .
